Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-06-21
Local Miscellany.

late tlOrlua papers.
Mr.. w. w. johnson is painting
D the Market House Building.
Mt. Parve Female Institute conclu-
ded its 1SS6-S7 term last Friday.
Mr.. A. E. Marstellar has recently
sold Mrs. j. c. Holmes fine Fisher
upright piano.
Foxes recently destroyed three
pigs and a turkey hen belonging to
Mr.. Benz. E. Beavers.
We return thanks for a copy of the
Catalogue of Shepherd College for the
S'ear ending June, 1887.
Regular monthly meeting of the
independent Fire Company tonight
tTuesday) at S O'Clock.
Mr. August Schultz has been turn
ing out some handsome work at his
Carriage Factory lately.
The B. & o. r. r. Co. is erecting
a wire fence along the land of Mr..
Jas. NJ. Ransom, below Charlestown.
The fiue piano used in the Stephen
son Seminary commencement is a
Weber, furnished by Mr.. A. Z. Mars
tcllar.
An important event in Judge Beck
with's household necessitated an adj
tournment of Court for one day last
owcek. It's boy.
Mr.. Geo. II. Turner's carriage COL
lided with another vehicle whilst
returning home from church on Sum
day night, and was wrecked.
q A dark canary bird, with cap, es-
capped from Mr.. V. NJ. Firor last Fri
day. a reasonable reward will be
given for its capture and return.
Mr.. 4. w. Hawks will take his
"Hash" in Shcpherdstown this Mon
day) evening, and lecture upon the
same. Lecture under auspices of
the Y. NJ. C. A.
On our local page to-day will be
found striking and instructive illus
tration of the comparative worth of
the various kinds of baking powders
now in the market.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals,
ut Wheeling, on Thursday: Hite's
executor vs.. Grove ct al, appeal
from jefferson county; dismissed on
motion of appellant.
BY change in S. V. r. r. schedule,
in effect since Sunday, trains now
pass Charlcstown southwark at 9:0S,
A. NJ, and 3;12, p. NJ; northward
at fO:O7, y. NJ. and S:55, z. NJ.
The Milling Co. have such a de-
mand for the - Primrose" and q SUI
pcrlativc' flours, that they have been
obliged to drop their foreign orders
in order to supply the home trade,
a negro boy was found at the back
door of the dwelling of Mrs. A. A.
Hughes, under suspicious circum-
stances, last Wednesday night, and
was made to travel therefrom in short
order.
If You want to buy nice shoes.
good shoes, and cheap shoes, the
place to go is the Milling Store. They
buy direct from the factories in Bos-
ton, and give their trade the benefit
of jobbers' profit.
Our farmers are beginning their
wheat harvest, and will get we'll I'M
der way with it this week. The crop
in jefferson will be light, though
much better than seemed promised
in the early spring.
The Presidents of Boards of Edu-
cation at their meeting, called by the
County Superintendent, on Tuesday
last. elected Messrs. Geo. w. Banks
and S. w. Lightncr Board of Ex-
aminers for the coming year.
Our fire department was called
out on Thursday by the burning of a
cow-shed on the premises of Judge
Green, on the south side of town.
The services of the firemen we're not
needed, however, and for this they
were not sorry, the day being very
hot and sultry.
The Shenandoah Milling Co. IS new
advertisement can be found in an
other column of this paper. They
desire to call the attention of the pub
lie to their large assortment of Dry
Goods, which have been purchased
ut prices that the public shall have
the benefit of.
Mrs. Virginia Schlcy, wife Of Col.
Jno. +. Schlcy, died Tuesday evening
ather residence, near Shephcrdstown.
Mrs. Schley was n daughter of the
late Benjamin I. Towner, who repre-
scented this county in the Legislature
of Virginia, and inherited the best
traits of her respected father.
Read "The Philosophy of Sue
f.ooo ,oor of ho ICiprr ~